Joaquin Rodrigo (1901-99) composed for the guitar for over 75 years. Over his long and productive life he produced some of the best loved music ever written for the instrument – Concierto de Aranjuez and the Fantasia para un gentilhombre. His output for solo guitar and guitar duet form the bulk of his compositions and this 3-CD set encompasses all these works from the earliest in 1926 up to the late Ecos de Sefarad of 1987.

Strangely for one who devoted so much of his creative energies to the guitar, Rodrigo was not a guitarist, but a pianist of considerable technique. His flair for exuberance, display of technique and the combination of popular styles and great refinement ensure that all the works on these CDs are full of delightful surprises, and typical of this composers unpretentious style.

Recorded in 2007 and produced by Michael Haas.

Track list:

Disk 1
1 Por los campos de España
2 Por los campos de España
3 Por los campos de España
4 Sonata a la Española
5 Sonata a la Española
6 Sonata a la Española
7 Sonata a la Española
8 Tres pequeñas piezas
9 Tres pequeñas piezas
10 Tres pequeñas piezas
11 Tonadillafor two guitars
12 Tonadillafor two guitars
13 Tonadillafor two guitars

Disk 2
1 Sonata giocosa
2 Sonata giocosa
3 Sonata giocosa
4 Sonata giocosa
5 Sonata giocosa
6 Tres piezas españolas
7 Tres piezas españolas
8 Tres piezas españolas
9 Elogio de la guitarra
10 Elogio de la guitarra
11 Elogio de la guitarra

Disk 3
1 Dos preludios
2 Dos preludios
3 Ecos de Sefarad
4 Pájaros de primavera
5 ¡Qué buen caminito!
6 Un tiempo fue Itálica famosa 7’48
7 Tríptico
8 Tríptico
9 Tríptico
10 En tierras de Jerez
11 Tocccata
12 Zarabanda lejana